List of twin towns and sister cities in New Zealand

Map of New Zealand

This is a list of territorial authorities in New Zealand which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

A

Ashburton[1]

Auckland[2]

C

Christchurch[3]

D

Dunedin[4]

G

Gisborne[5]

Gore[6]

H

Hamilton[7]

Hastings[8]

Hutt[9]

I

Invercargill[10]

M

Marlborough[11]

Masterton[12]

N

Napier[13]

Nelson[14]

New Plymouth[15]

P

Palmerston North[16]

Porirua[17]

Q

Queenstown-Lakes[18]

R

Rotorua Lakes[19]

S

Selwyn[20]

South Taranaki[21]

T

Taupō[22]

Tauranga[23]

Timaru[24]

U

Upper Hutt[25]

  • United States Mesa, United States

W

Waimakariri[26][27]

Waipa – Cambridge[28]

Wellington[29]

Whakatāne[30]

Whanganui[31]

Whangarei[32]

References

  1. ^ "Sister Cities". ashburtondc.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Our international partnerships". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Sister Cities Programme". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Sister cities". dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Sister Cities". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Sister City". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ "International relationships". hamilton.govt.nz. Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Hastings-Guilin Sister City relationship". hastingsdc.govt.nz. Hastings District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Hutt Sister Cities". huttsistercities.org.nz. Hutt Sister Cities. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Sister Cities". icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Marlborough Sister Cities". marlborough.govt.nz. Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Sister Cities". mstn.govt.nz. Masterton District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Our sister cities". napier.govt.nz. Napier City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Sister and Friendly Cities". nelson.govt.nz. Nelson City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  15. ^ "New Plymouth Sister City Campaign Hots Up!". scoop.co.nz. Scoop Independent News. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  16. ^ "International relations". pncc.govt.nz. Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  17. ^ "International partnerships". poriruacity.govt.nz. Porirua City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Sister Cities". qldc.govt.nz. Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Rotorua Sister Cities". rotorualakescouncil.nz. Rotorua Lakes Council. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Sister Cities". selwyn.govt.nz. Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Taranaki International Student Retention" (PDF). venture.org.nz. Venture Taranaki. 7 December 2021. p. 48. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Taupo District Friendship and Sister Cities". taupodc.govt.nz. Taupo District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Community Partnerships" (PDF). tauranga.govt.nz. Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Sister cities". timaru.govt.nz. Timaru District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Newsletter – May 2019" (PDF). heretaunga.school.nz. Heretaunga College. 5 July 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Sister City Relationship with Enshi". waimakariri.govt.nz. Waimakariri District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Twinning with Zonnebeke, Belgium". waimakariri.govt.nz. Waimakariri District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Sister Cities". waipadc.govt.nz. Waipa District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  29. ^ "International city partners". wellington.govt.nz. Wellington City Council. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Sister Cities". whakatane.govt.nz. Whakatāne District Council. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Sister Cities". whanganui.govt.nz. Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  32. ^ "Party secretary of Haikou Sun Xinyang meets with the mayor of Whangarei, New Zealand". tropicalhainan.com. Tropical Hainan. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.